Cosmic bloom

I am deeply aware of a finite planet and diminishing resources. This plays into my work in unexpected ways. It is not by design however as I work in a very intuitive way guided by the moment. I live in a beautiful part of the country near the Pacific Ocean so am galvanized and buoyed by the beauty around me. But this torques with the relentless information feed of the news cycle, climate change, heatwaves, floods, and more. So I lower the volume and dive into an imaginary landscape. Using a camera, renowned for documenting without bias and with honesty - I instead use it to create imaginary landscapes loosened from the bonds of reality. My work culls and distorts everyday images, play with scale and orientation, repetition and incongruence. I explore collage and layering in my process with an eye towards creating a landscape that is familiar - yet not of this world.